Software developer · Virginia Beach, VA

Software developer in Virginia Beach: $4,286/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Virginia Beach at $129,090 a year. About 7,160 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $80,090 and the 90th is $178,830. Pay ranks 93rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,454/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,286 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 100 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,286

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$129,090

$80,090 to $178,830

Rent (1 bd)

$1,454

$1,731 (2 bd)

Employment

7,160

Location quotient 0.86

Pay rank

93rd of 375

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $129,090.

Taxes$3,065
Rent$1,454
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$4,286

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $129,090
Federal income tax: −$20,229
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,875
State income tax (VA): −$6,676
Take-home pay: $92,310
Effective tax rate: 28.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,454
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,406

Left over each month

$10,758 gross, minus $3,065 in tax and $3,406 in living costs.

$4,286

Rank every metro for a software developer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $5,224/mo.

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Questions

What does a software developer make in Virginia Beach?

$129,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,160 software developer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Virginia Beach?

$4,286 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,454, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a software developer keep more?

Rocky Mount, about 100 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Virginia Beach.